Adapted from an online novel of the same name, the play tells the legendary story that Xi Rui, a talented Peking Opera actor, met Cheng Fengtai, a patriotic businessman, and fought side by side in the pear garden and the war, strengthened the belief of reviving the quintessence of Peking Opera and the lofty ideal of helping the poor and saving the country with his own life, and finally fought hand in hand with cruel fate? .
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In 1930s, the new director of Peiping Pear Garden, Jean Xi Rui (played by Andrew), became famous in this industry with his exquisite skills. However, because he is a foreigner, he was suppressed by local forces. In order to gain a firm foothold in Peiping and realize his original promise of promoting Chinese opera, he persevered and devoted himself to the ocean of art.
In this process, Cheng Fengtai (Huang Xiaoming), a newly rich businessman who has never seen Peking Opera, was deeply moved by his performance by an accidental opportunity, and he intended to make friends with him, and under his influence, he became more and more obsessed with Peking Opera. With the help of Cheng Fengtai, the merchants overcame many obstacles, rebuilt the Yunshui Building in Beiping, and trained a group of outstanding Peking Opera talents with far-reaching influence.
1937, the Japanese army occupied Beiping. Faced with their heinous crimes of burning, killing and looting, people of insight who could not bear to destroy the great rivers and mountains and the essence of China's art began to revolt. Shang and Cheng Fengtai were also influenced by everyone's enthusiasm for defending the country. They put down their small life goals for the time being and joined the revolutionary ranks. They did not hesitate to defend their country with their own flesh and blood, and also contributed their own strength to the protection and inheritance of art? .